Wash it all down with a glass of sweet tea.

Sauce Style:Vinegar & ketchup.

The meat is chopped and dressed in the classic Piedmont vinegar and ketchup sauce.

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Credit:Skylight Inn, Ayden, NC (Photo: Denny Culbert)

Make a Stop:100 Smokehouse Ln, Lexington, NC;lexbbq.

The famous banana split is a multi-scoop concoctiona nod to the restaurant’s start as an ice cream parlor.

The only accompaniments are white slaw and a square of cornbread.

Sauce Style:Vinegar & pepper.

A tender, smoky chopped pork sandwich with coleslaw is the way to go.

Sauce Style:Mustard-based.

Make a Stop:240 Dreher Rd, West Columbia, SC;hitesbbq.com